Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तयोर्व्याससमासाभ्यां शमोपायमिमं श्रृणु । व्याधेरनिष्टसंस्पर्शाच्छ्रमादिष्टविसर्जनात्

Transliteration

tayorvyāsasamāsābhyāṃ śamopāyamimaṃ śrṛṇu | vyādheraniṣṭasaṃsparśācchramādiṣṭavisarjanāt

Translation

Hear now the means of pacifying those two kinds of suffering, explained both in detail and in summary: by avoiding harmful contact that brings disease, and by giving up toil and other aggravating factors as advised.

Word by Word

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन

• vyāsa-samāsābhyām: by detailed and concise (exposition)
• vyāsa-samāsābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वः (व्यासनं च समासः च)

• śama-upāyam: the means of pacification
• śama-upāyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śama (प्रातिपदिक) + upāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शमस्य उपायः)

• imam: this
• imam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• śṛṇu: hear
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vyādheḥ: of disease
• vyādheḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• aniṣṭa-saṃsparśāt: from contact with the undesirable
• aniṣṭa-saṃsparśāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-niṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃsparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः (अनिष्टः संस्पर्शः)

• śramāt: from exertion/fatigue
• śramāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन

• iṣṭa-visarjanāt: from separation from what is dear
• iṣṭa-visarjanāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: iṣṭa (कृदन्त; √iṣ (धातु) + क्त) + visarjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (visarjana-नपुं), पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (इष्टस्य विसर्जनम्)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa (deductive attribution)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guide instructs pilgrims: one path shows crowded, impure contact leading to sickness; the other shows measured walking, rest, and clean practices leading to calm.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Relief from suffering begins with disciplined conduct—avoid harmful influences that breed illness and follow wise restraint in exertion and habits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is glorified in this verse; it introduces practical guidance within the teaching sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the instruction is preventive and ethical—avoid unwholesome contact and reduce aggravating exertion per proper counsel.